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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1908
Page
11
A veteran diplomat reports on subterranean passages connecting royal residences across Europe. From Ostend to Laeken, Paris and Rome, tunnels and subways link palaces to rail networks, enabling swift escapes and blurring lines between sovereigns and their domains. The piece notes historic uses, dangers to foundations, and calls for systematic surveying of these hidden passages.
The late Bishop Potter was noted for dry wit in private talk and for attending ritualistic services, even in plain sleeves. Anecdotes recount his calm refusals to condemn ritualists, jokes about his stepchildren and Elizabeth, and a Tuxedo visit memory about a silver toilet set. Also includes a prison convicts’ praise for neatness and a humorous class moment mislabeling James Boswell.
A moving observer describes watching a dyspeptic man observe a Baltimore street gang eating two enormous boiled salt pork sandwiches. The tale shifts to a Washington bon vivant who endured a controlled diet, watching others feast on frozen and rich foods while he provided the meals, savoring the act of watching others eat.
News from Tokyo recounts the first street demonstration of archists in the capital. Yamaguchi Gizo, freed from prison for sedition, led about seventy followers with blood red banners reading Revolution and Death to Rulers. Police clashed with protesters using wooden clogs. several active women fought back as spectators looked on.
Macon Missouri August 1 to 8 Thomas coal mine inspector says longevity and coal mix in Missouri miners. He cites trapper boys from Wales starting at 6 7 8 and rising to miners. He notes many over 60 still work with good wind and health. Also mentions Bevier coal camp has men half a century at work. Water from coal soot soaked roofs reputed to kill pneumonia and typhoid germs and taste better.
A college smoker explains selecting briar pipes by smoothness inside the bowl. After testing several in a tobacconist shop, he discards rough interiors, arguing smooth bowls prevent early charring and promote even cake buildup for sweeter, better-smoked pipes.
The wife of a famed Western magnate is described with a flashy look as gossip spreads about her past. A source notes she once worked as a laundress before wealth and status transformed her public image.
Mrs Miflington extols slippers and a worn coat as daily comforts. She argues feet feel a mind of their own, responsive to care, and gratitude when freed from confinement. The piece blends homely philosophy with homey ritual of slippers, a smoking jacket, and evening reading.
An American soldier in Pinar del Rio attached to the Eleventh Cavalry is described as a financial genius. He exploited scarce post exchange matches by trading them for beer, then resold for profit, triggering an order to cap sales to soldiers. Separately, at Camp Columbia a leak in a reservoir was fixed by releasing a herd of goats to trample the bottom, after which the reservoir held water again.
Dialogue excerpt shows Knox arguing about selfishness and sacrifice. Gatler humorously admits to telling a partial truth when arriving late from the club and provoking his wife with a light hearted, intimate exchange.
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